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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 26654
Title: Beatrice"Beaty" M. Engels
Date: 8/24/1929-6/5/2021
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Inscription/Marks: 8/24/1929
Summary: Beaty Engels, age 91, of New Rockford, ND, died Saturday, June 5, 2021, surrounded by her family at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd, New Rockford. Mass of Christian Burial was held Thursday, June 10, 2021, at 10:30AM at St. John’s Catholic Church, New Rockford. Burial was at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, ND. Beatrice “Beaty” Margaret Engels was born August 24, 1929, in rural New Rockford, ND. She was the daughter of Hugh and Anna O’Connor. She grew up on the family farm, attended country school close to home, and went to high school at St. James Academy in New Rockford. After high school she remained on the family farm where she was in her glory and helped with all the chores, planting, harvesting, and caring for all the animals. On January 15th, 1952 she married the love of her life, Jerry Engels. They were the very first couple to be married at the Bremen Catholic Church in Bremen, ND. Together they raised ten children, five girls and five boys on the farm where they farmed and ranched for many years. Beaty will always be remembered for her cooking skills, especially her Special K bars (also known as Beaty Bars), overnight buns, meatballs, and her homemade soup. Beaty loved all animals, especially her horses. She shared her love for riding horse with her family and friends on their trail rides. After raising their kids, they participated in many trail rides in Medora and planned at least one trip there every summer. She was a very active member in the St. John’s Catholic Church for many years. She also belonged to the American Legion Auxiliary, St. Gerards Circle and Card Club in Bremen, Homemakers, Circle Trail Riders, and the Red Hat Society. She is survived by her children, Janice Risovi, New Rockford; Jim (Mary) Engels, Jamestown; Mary Jo (Ron) Harter, Austin, TX; John Engels, New Rockford; Joe (Merritt) Engels, Warwick; Jake (Lisa) Engels, New Rockford; Jeff (Becky) Engels, New Rockford; Karen (JR.) Peterson, Zimmerman, MN; Jodi Engels, Alberta, Canada; son-in-law, Bob Bina, Grand Forks; 25 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild, numerous nieces and nephews. Beaty is preceded in death by her husband, Jerry; her daughter, Susan Bina; and son-in-law, Lester Risovi.
Red ID: FND_I_77124 Image ID: 547520 Image Notes: FND001 26654

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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